There are so many fine ways to spread joy. When the days are short and cold, without even a softening layer of snow, it is good policy, survival policy, to seek them out. Here’s one; you’re welcome! National Dress Up Your Pet Day is coming, but I don’t need a special...
It’s deep winter now, when it is sometimes best to rest in the words of others. William Carlos Williams (1893-1963) is said to have been a leading poet of the Imagist movement. I don’t need to study up on that to love this poem. Winter Trees All the complicated...
Everyone will recognize Santa here, but I have a seven year old friend who can name all the others in this Oz illustration; we spent a happy hour not long ago discussing who was who, and how much fun it would be to be seated at that table. The piece was drawn 110...
History can be inspiring, profound and amazing. Also fun. Want to tell a good story at the Thanksgiving table? Try these tales about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. First, some vocabulary. This week, start casually dropping these terms into conversation. A...
I’ve never been much of a button person, so it was something of a sea change when I sought out Harris merch. I’m putting those particular buttons away in a drawer now, but there are some, pictured here, that still might be needed. One is reasonably level-headed. The...
